**Central African Republic
The UN Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has received reports of heavy fighting between the FPRC [Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de la Centrafrique] and the UPC [Union pour la Paix en Centrafrique] in Nzako, some 50 km north of Bakouma in Mbomou prefecture yesterday.
The Mission conducted an aerial reconnaissance flight over Nzako and the surrounding areas, but was not able to locate the presence of armed elements. UN peacekeepers also conducted a patrol from Bria to Bakouma earlier today, after being unable to access the town earlier in the week following the deliberate destruction of a bridge. The UN Mission denounces the actions of armed groups which continue to cause instability in the country.
Separately, in Ndélé, the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) yesterday destroyed the entire stock of explosive ammunition collected since the onset of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme in June 2016. The materials included some 60 grenades, 40 rockets and 1,000 ammunition clips.